A thorny debate in Britain around the definition of “Islamophobia”
The government asks a new working group to grapple with the issue
On the first day of Ramadan, February 28th, the government announced a new working group to provide a “definition of anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia”. The group, to be chaired by Dominic Grieve, a former Conservative attorney-general, is likely to find itself wading into controversy. This comes at a time when Britain has been attacked by America’s vice-president, J.D. Vance, for backsliding on free speech. Now some worry that “Islamophobia” is being used to shield Islam from criticism, under the banner of protecting Muslims from discrimination.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Free to blaspheme?”
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